FACT: The issue of harassment in the workplace has been dominating the news headlines.

FACT: #Metoo has become a social media and cultural phenomenon.

FACT: The EEOC has reported an alarming increase of harassment claims.

FACT: We do not expect this trend to change any time soon.

FACT: You must be proactive and train your employees.

FACT: Many companies do not have the need, time, space, or resources to coordinate on-site supervisor training.

We are offering these sessions as an alternative to the traditional on-site training we are hired to do for many companies. Like all of our sessions, this training will be a class-room style presentation with significant attendee interaction through questions, working through hypothetical situations, and role playing.

FACT: Our goal is to take a very serious topic and make it both interesting and easy to understand.

These sessions will cover the following topics:

Duty to protect employees from harassment

Duty to eliminate and promptly correct harassment

What to do when an employee complains

What to do when a supervisor has knowledge of inappropriate conduct, but no one has complained

Legal framework for liability for company and supervisor

Retaliation issues

Prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination

Types of unlawful harassment

Quid Pro Quo harassment

Hostile work environment harassment

Elements of a hostile work environment

Technology issues and harassment

Personal liability issues

Policy review

What to do if you believe you are being harassed

What to do if a co-worker is being harassed

Gray areas: compliments, social invitations, consensual relationships, third party harassment